Published: Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, April 11, 2014 at 9:58 p.m.

DuPont State Forest has hosted marathons and half marathons for the past 10 years, and Fletcher Park and Recreation's Greg Walker has been there for them all.

Since this is the 10th anniversary for holding runs there, Walker said he and his team wanted to do something different.

"With it being the 10th year of holding races at DuPont, we decided to organize a 10K trail race, which is much shorter than the marathons and half marathons we've held there before," Walker said.

This year's Morris Broadband 10K Trail Race, presented by Fletcher Parks and Recreation, will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Guion Farm at DuPont. There are still slots available. Registration is open at imathlete.com through Tuesday.

The distance of the race is 6.2 miles, which is much shorter than a marathon (26.2 miles) and half-marathon (13.1 miles). This means that instead of hours, this DuPont race will be finished by the top runners in about 30 minutes, Walker said.

"We're expecting the top runners to finish around 9:30 or so," he said.

Like all the other DuPont races Walker and his crew have organized, the most important people are their volunteers.

"We have more than 25 volunteers working everyting from course set, registration, communications, medical, water stations, refreshments and emergency response," Walker said. "The volunteers are the heart and soul of this event and the reason we've had 10 years of successful races at DuPont State Forest."

Walker said he's expecting more than 100 runners to compete on Saturday. Spectators will be allowed to view the race from the Guion Farm on Sky Valley road. Gates open at 7:30 a.m. and will close at 8:50 a.m. on race day.

<p>DuPont State Forest has hosted marathons and half marathons for the past 10 years, and Fletcher Park and Recreation's Greg Walker has been there for them all.</p><p>Since this is the 10th anniversary for holding runs there, Walker said he and his team wanted to do something different.</p><p>"With it being the 10th year of holding races at DuPont, we decided to organize a 10K trail race, which is much shorter than the marathons and half marathons we've held there before," Walker said.</p><p>This year's Morris Broadband 10K Trail Race, presented by Fletcher Parks and Recreation, will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Guion Farm at DuPont. There are still slots available. Registration is open at imathlete.com through Tuesday.</p><p>The distance of the race is 6.2 miles, which is much shorter than a marathon (26.2 miles) and half-marathon (13.1 miles). This means that instead of hours, this DuPont race will be finished by the top runners in about 30 minutes, Walker said.</p><p>"We're expecting the top runners to finish around 9:30 or so," he said.</p><p>Like all the other DuPont races Walker and his crew have organized, the most important people are their volunteers.</p><p>"We have more than 25 volunteers working everyting from course set, registration, communications, medical, water stations, refreshments and emergency response," Walker said. "The volunteers are the heart and soul of this event and the reason we've had 10 years of successful races at DuPont State Forest."</p><p>Walker said he's expecting more than 100 runners to compete on Saturday. Spectators will be allowed to view the race from the Guion Farm on Sky Valley road. Gates open at 7:30 a.m. and will close at 8:50 a.m. on race day.</p>